Jefferson vs Woodmere

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson and Woodmere: population, income, housing, and more.

Jefferson and Woodmere are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Woodmere has the higher population (11,775 vs 9,984 in Jefferson). Woodmere has the higher median household income ($73,615 vs $56,875 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($238,000 vs $187,000 in Woodmere).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Woodmere
Population	9,984	11,775
Median age	44.7 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$73,615
Median home value	$238,000	$187,000
Median gross rent	$1,104	$1,374
Housing units	6,053	4,299
Homeownership rate	57.8%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Woodmere
Population	10,501 → 9,984 (-4.9%)	10,173 → 11,775 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$50,972 → $56,875 (+11.6%)	$54,363 → $73,615 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$185,600 → $238,000 (+28.2%)	$133,200 → $187,000 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$919 → $1,104 (+20.1%)	$1,088 → $1,374 (+26.3%)

Jefferson

Population

10,5019,984

Median household income

$50,972$56,875

Median home value

$185,600$238,000

Median gross rent

$919$1,104

Woodmere

Population

10,17311,775

Median household income

$54,363$73,615

Median home value

$133,200$187,000

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,374

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Woodmere
Under 5	4.9%	7.1%
5 to 17	10.8%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	15.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	12.0%
75 and over	7.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Woodmere
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	6.0%
Black or African American	20.8%	80.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.6%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Woodmere
No high school diploma	12.0%	19.4%
High school graduate	24.6%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Woodmere
Drove alone	72.8%	74.5%
Carpooled	11.2%	13.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.9%
Walked	3.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	5.7%
Other means	1.7%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Woodmere
1-unit, detached	60.3%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.7%
20 or more units	10.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Woodmere
Poverty rate	16.1%	12.8%
Average household size	1.88	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1958	1982